William Weege in Conversation

Stephen Fleischman Lectureship

The Stephen Fleischman Lectureship brings significant leaders across all disciplines of contemporary art to speak at MMoCA. These dialogues are open to the public for free and occur annually in April.

The lectureship was created by community members to recognize Stephen Fleischman’s legacy, launched at the time of his twenty-fifth anniversary as director of the museum. Members of MMoCA's Board of Trustees who served during the past 25 years funded an endowment to provide for an annual lecture by individuals who have made exceptional contributions to art and culture. The inaugural lecture was in 2015 with Cesar Pelli, a globally celebrated architet who designed the museum's building. The second lecture was given by sculptor Deborah Butterfield. The video of this lecture can be viewed here.

April 7, 2018 - 7:00pm to 8:00pm

Stephen Fleischman Lectureship Series: William Weege on his collaboration with Sam Gilliam

Sam Gilliam is unable to travel to Madison to join the discussion.

In conversation with MMoCA curator emeritus Richard H. Axsom, William Weege will discuss his long-standing friendship and 45-year creative collaboration with Sam Gilliam that, among other advances, generated pioneering approaches to printmaking.

Sam Gilliam is internationally renowned for his innova­tions in color-field painting, which led the way toward a new vocabulary for abstract painting. William Weege is professor emeritus of the UW-Madison Art Department, and founding artistic director of Tandem Press, whose approach to print­making allowed the artists he worked with to break new ground. Weege is also celebrated as an artist in his own right for his work in a variety of print media and handmade paper. A reception with cash bar will follow in the MMoCA Lobby.

The talk is held on the occasion of the third Stephen Fleischman Lectureship, which honors the 25th anniversary of Stephen Fleischman’s tenure as the director of MMoCA.

Admission to this program is free, but to guarantee seating, reservations are required. All guests with reservations should be seated no later than 6:50pm, after which any open seats will be made available to guests on a first come, first served basis.

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